Persuasive Essay

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The negative side of uncleanliness at Magic Mountain develops into unhappy guests who may not ever return. If the guests do not return, there is a decline in profits. Magic Mountain is already experiencing this situation and there has been discussion about going out of business.

At least 11% of women smoke during pregnancy. Many of these women smoke without knowing the significant negative effects smoking has on their babies before, during, and after the pregnancy. When a woman smokes during pregnancy, she exposes her baby to dangerous chemicals such as tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine, and other poisonous chemicals that travels through the bloodstream and goes directly to the baby. Nicotine restricts the oxygen through the blood vessels throughout the body, including those leading to the umbilical cord. There are more than 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes. Among these chemicals, there are life-threatening issues that can happen while smoking during a

Sometimes I ask myself: what if I did this? What if I did that? Would it make a difference? Well, if I did nothing and kept wondering, I would never know. What person does is more important than what a person thinks because actions can affect others and accomplish goals.

According to the author Thomas P. Hughes, “Technology is messy and complex. It is difficult to define and to understand. In its variety, it is full of contradictions, laden with human folly, saved by occasional benign deeds, and rich with unintended consequences.” We, as a world, are very technologically advanced compared to that of earlier generations. The technology we have created has benefited our world in some ways and has deteriorated our world in others. Through our advancements, we have been given the chance to cure diseases, give sound to those who have never heard, keep families safe during hazardous conditions (SC4). While all of these amazements have been taking place, there is one type of technology that has affected our world in an unfavorable way. If I could change one thing about the world, I would prevent the invention of cellphones for their long-lasting effects; these effects include isolation, and poor communication skills, and poor listening skills (SC5).

On September 5, 2017, Matt Harrell, passionately presented on whether or not it was ethical to use Hellfire, Brimstone, and Damnation as fear tactics to get people to behave morally. Harrell took the stance that this was unethical and I agree with him. It is unethical to threaten people with hell and damnation to try and convince them to behave morally. It is also inhumane to frighten people with hellfire and brimstone. This is not The Gospel of Jesus Christ and street corner preachers who harshly call out the sins in those passing by are not accurately representing God. No one in this universe is without sin; therefore none of us should be the first one to cast a stone at another brother or sister.

Running is everything I do. I wake up, I run. I go to school, I dream about running, then run after school. The feeling of running is indescribable, but it’s something that feels amazing. Discovering new running routes, discovering new places, traveling. Traveling to new places, exploring, and learning new things. Traveling is something I do everyday, even if it’s the regular route to school and the same running route each and every day. It’s the same old, same old, each and everyday, and I want to go somewhere else. Get out of my boring town, in boring old Michigan, where nothing exciting happens. Except for the occasional football game. This town is run down and full of dull and depressing people. Only one year left in this town, but I still have the summer to run and to travel. The two things I love to do.

“Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics,” announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. “What is your topic Cindy?” As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. “Waffles are better than pancakes.” I figured that a waffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. “Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!” I survived to live yet another day.

A person’s actions are more important than what they say because it shows their loyalty and trust. What a person does is much better than what they can say , it reveals their character more.

If you ever have the chance to visit Taiwan, you should truly come to Taipei. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, which is the best choice for tourist. The public transportation in Taipei is very popular and clean, you can go wherever you want by MRT or bus, all of them are much cleaner than the public transportation in Los Angeles. Taipei also has many events in every holiday so people like to visit there. For example, they hold an art, music, sport or dance event, which is fashionable. There are a lot of museum in Taipei, most of them are cheap or free, and has many different subject that make people easy to find the subject they interested in. Also that is the reason why there is always busy because there are so many different kind of activity can join that is

A lesson that cannot be voiced enough is that no matter the experiences you have had in your life, you always deserve to be happy. This past year, I could not seem to convince myself of this fact because I was bullied. If you were like me in thinking of bullying as something from an early 2000s cartoon, and having thought that bullies were hoodie, cargo shorts, and Osiris sneaker wearing middle schoolers who were just “misunderstood,” I am here to tell you that it is not at all like that. Bullies are actually the worst portrayment of us as human beings. It seems as if the moment I stepped through the doors of high school, I lost all of the girls who were my so-called “friends.” They are the kind of people who come up to you after making no

The terms lunatic and insane are thrown around too lightly. Former citizen of Canton, Massachusetts, Rod Matthews, is the person who should be described by both of these terms. The grown man was only a young, scrawny child when he killed the innocent Shaun Ouillette. Prior to this incident, young Matthews abused wild animals, blew up fish, and lit several fires. However, this was just the start of his mental stability fading away. One Christmas, he was extremely bored, so he decided to light his couch on fire. Eventually, he wanted to set a whole mall on fire, knowing that his mother was working inside of that mall. Matthews was also taken to a psychiatrist to be tested for ADHD, but wasn't treated with anything except Ritalin (a medicine commonly used for children with ADHD). The average child with ADHD doesn't have these murderous and torturous behaviors. Disguised by his middle school’s best smile, Rod Matthews should have been permanently placed in a psychiatric hospital, rather than being sentenced in prison.

Parents always put their children first, most of the things parents do are for the sakes of their children. Whether to flee and cross the border into another country, it is for their children; and in this case we’ll use Mexico and the border between the United States as an example. Women are almost always put in charge of children no matter the situation. The struggles of immigrant parents suffer and are willing to do anything for their children to live; as well as being children willing to do anything to see and live with their parents if they crossed the border leaving them behind for example. Continuing with that example the parents will leave their country to make more than they would, in their home so it's enough to support their family. No one wants to volunteeringly leave their home, unless it is made almost impossible to live even live there. Children need their parents and as that desire grows, so does the chance of those children crossing the border too, to see their parents.

A mammal, completely covered in scales sits in the grasslands at night. At only about 5 pounds, these creatures roam alone and are ready to protect themselves from any danger by spewing a noxious acid into the air. They roll completely into a ball, covering their faces, and use the scales on their tails to attack predators who approach. Completely harmless, the animal eats ants with only their sticky tongues that extend further than their body length. Although one probably couldn’t guess what animal this is, these eight species across Asia and Africa are considered ‘vulnerable to critically endangered.’ This animal can protect itself from its expected predators, but humans have become the unstoppable surprise. Thrown into bags and taken from protected lands, the animal mentioned is the pangolin.

Every summer since I can remember my family and I have spent part of our summer break camping at our favorite place in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in California. Clarks Fork is an old road with three campgrounds, one being called Clarks Fork. It’s where I have made endless memories with family and friends. It's where my best friend and I have grown up each summer. The first thing that is noticeable in (we will see when we look at) this picture is the two young girls, smiling big. Those two young girls in the picture are my sister and I. The one on the left with the long black hair, in two braids is my not so little, younger sister, and I am the blonde (one) on the right. This picture shows so much more than (you) anyone could ever guess. I have grown up at Clarks Fork. My sister and I have gone on endless hikes and fishing trips. We are fortunate we were able to grow up running around, for weeks at a time in such a beautiful place.